Briggs & Stratton

[shoe]

Hi all,

I have a 4 year old Craftsman riding mower with a 21hp B&S engine. Have had trouble with blown head gaskets (2) and another problem when it wouldn't start even with new battery. Tole it in and it was fixed, it was a blown something or other.
Anyway with so many people having head gasket problems with B&S what are my alternatives? I mow about 2 acres and can't go very long without a mower. Help!!!!

Thanks so much, Shoe

 

[reynoldston]

For some reason when a head gasket is replaced the person doing the job just changes the gasket without taking a straight edge and finding out what the problem is or is torqueing the head bolts wrong??? No wonder a 4 year old mower keeps blowing out head gaskets, there has to be a reason. I see it a lot in my shop a customer installs a new battery with dirty cable ends and now the mower will not start, just one of many reason for not starting.

 

[Rivets]

I'm betting reynoldston hit it right on the head. The cylinder head was not checked for being flat and/or the head bolts were not torqued properly. Find thee a new mechanic.

 

[Catherine]

I'm going to move this thread over to our Briggs & Stratton section. :smile:

Hoping you get back to mowing soon.